APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have proven useful in many research domains and have been applied successfully in various health-related fields however in field of Public Health it is still behind the curve in comparison to others. In Scientific disciplines AI may be incorporated in health care for improving medical care especially in handling big data, exponential computing power and ever increasing demand on health care system. The major issue is to ensure that techniques which are being developed should be potential enough to benefit all equally, balance risk and rewards as well as minimize dependence. AI can serve the broader objective of public health only through cross disciplinary expansion including collaboration which entails development of computer science by incorporating advancement in fields like epidemiology, biology medicine as well as public health. AI holds tremendous promise for transforming the provision of health care in countries like India by ensuring universal health coverage.